Occupational Energy Research Program

This Occupational Energy Research Program book presents an overview of the occupational health research program conducted under the 2000 Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Health-Related Energy Research Branch (HERB) within DHHS conducts a program of independent occupational research with funding from DOE. The reader will find information addressing studies conducted internally by NIOSH staff; studies conducted externally through NIOSH-supported contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements; DOE worker surveillance projects with NIOSH involvement; and administrative and programmatic details. The time frame presented includes current and proposed occupational research activities through Fiscal Year (FY) 2000. The information in this document is current as of December 1, 2000, and replaces the previous Occupational Energy Research Program book dated October 1998.

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